Hose-supporter.



No. 762,554. PATENTED JUNE 14, 1904. J. H. PILKINGTON.

' HOSE SUPPORTBR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 1903.

1 INVENTOR r/ h 5! P/k/ n. %%W W l @0 ATTORNEY NITED STATES Patented June 14, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. PILKINGTON, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO C. J. HALEY & COMPANY, OF'NETV YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NE'W YORK.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

J-PEGIFICA'JIION forming part of Letters Paten N 762,554, dated June 14, 1904.

Application filed November 3, 1903. Serial No. 179,678. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J osnrn H. PILKINGTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at aterbury, in the county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Supporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to supporters, and particularly to a fastening device for securing the end of a band or tape to a loop.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple construction which may be economically manufactured and readily assembled for permanently and efficiently securing the end of a tape or band to the loop in such a manner as to present a smooth bearing-surface and durable and reliable operation.

The invention consists in improvements, as hereinafter claimed, in the means for securing the tape or band to the loop. A clip which passes through an eye in the loop securely grips the end of the tape. The clip is held securely and permanently in place by a looking member which coacts with the clip in its peculiar construction to prevent the parts being disassembled.

The construction will be readily understood from an inspection of the accompanying sheet of drawings, in Wl1l0l1 Figure 1 illustrates the three parts of which the device is composed. Fig. 2 illustrates the same parts with the clip assembled with the loop, the locking member ready to be applied. Fig. 3 is a view showing the loop permanently fastened to the end of the tape, the locking device which is shown detached in Fig. 2 being shown in place. Fig. 4 is a rear view'of the same construction shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal cross-section of the same.

1 indicates the fragment of a tape or band which is usually employed in hose-supporters and the like.

2 is a loop member which is employed to attach the supporter to the hose.

3 is the clip member which secures the loop to the tape, and 4 is the locking member which coacts with the clip to permanently fasten the clip to the tape. The loop member is provided with a slot, as shown at 5, through which the clip member passes when it is assembled.

6 indicates one side of the clip member, which has a series of teeth along its edge. 7 is the other side of the clip member, havinga corresponding series of perforations or recesses therein. One side of the clip is slotted, as at 8, for the purpose of assistingin the assembling of the device, so that the loop may be readily slipped in place. A ridge 9 immediately below the series of perforations in the side 7 of the clip assists in gripping the band against the opposite side 6 of the clip. -This ridge is preferably formed after stamping the blank and before assembling the parts. "he tape may be readily secured to the clip when the clip is bent up by simply inserting one end of the band between the two sides of the clip having the teeth and the perforations. The slot 8 makes the insertion more easy. \Vhen the tape 1 has been placed in position, the locking member 4 is then forced into place, the ends gripping around the sides and back of the clip, so as to forcibly indent or project the teeth of the clip in the material of the tape and into the recesses or perforations in the opposite side of the clip.

Fig. 5 shows the preferred construction of the device when in operation, and it will be seen here that a shoulder 10 is formed by bending up the material of the clip, so as to effectually prevent the locking-bar 4 from be-- ing retracted or pulled off from the clip.

The construction will be seen to be simple and light in weight, leaving no unsightly or awkward projections from the side for causing injury. The tape, moreover, is gripped in such a manner as to be effectually held in position without injury.

hat I claim is 1. A supporter comprising a loop, an integral metal clip member secured to said loop and having a series of teeth bent over on the edge of one side and a corresponding series of recesses on the other side, a locking member for holding the two sides of said clip together and over the end of a tape, the ends of said locking member being bent around the edges of said clip and said clip member having a shoulder for preventing the displacement of said locking member.

2. A supporter comprising a loop, a clip secured to said loop in a slot therein, the width of the clip being greater than the width of the loop, one side of said clip being slotted to facilitate assembling, a series of teeth carried by said clip on one side for holding a tape and means for retaining the clip in its gripping position.

3. A supporter comprising a loop, a clip member secured thereto and having a series of teeth bent up on one edge and a series of perforations on the other and a ridge immediately below the series of perforations for forcing the tape into the recess back of the bent-up teeth for the purpose specified.

4. A supporter comprising a loop, a clip member secured thereto having two faces adapted to grip a tape between the same and a locking member having its ends bent around the edges of said clip for securing said parts together and over the end of the tape, said clip having an abrupt shoulder immediately below the edge of the locking member for holding the locking member in place when assembled.

5. A supporter comprising a loop, an integral clip member secured thereto and having a series of teeth bent up on one edge and a bearing opposite on the other and a ridge immediately below the bearing for forcing the tape into the recess back of said bent-up teeth for the purpose specified.

Signed at Waterbury, Connecticut, this 29th day of October, 1903.

JOSEPH H. PILKINGTON.

Witnesses:

IRVING RICHMYER, CLARA L. DODGE. 

